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Classroom Wikis

Classroom Wikis. A Web-Based Approach to Cultivating Student Autonomy. What is a Wiki?. Web 2.0: a dynamic web space Reader can be a contributor/content generator Process-oriented (respond, contribute, edit, correct) Social network (a community of contributors)

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Classroom Wikis

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  1. Classroom Wikis A Web-Based Approach to Cultivating Student Autonomy

  2. What is a Wiki? • Web 2.0: a dynamic web space • Reader can be a contributor/content generator • Process-oriented (respond, contribute, edit, correct) • Social network (a community of contributors) • Blogs post by reverse chronological order, wikis by topic • Examples: Wikipedia, Wikia

  3. Why Use a Wiki? • Extend learning opportunities • Competence: create an environment of optimal learning challenges • Explore the “community of the target language” • Relatedness: go beyond the classroom community to discover own interests • Report back to a community that they belong to • Discuss new knowledge in a forum without “top-down” pressure from teacher

  4. Wiki Organization & Task Design • Create environment of optimal learning challenge • Find (an) appropriate task(s) that students can value • Initiate task, leave to students • Introduce tasks requiring little to no teacher intervention • At higher levels, students can initiate • Provide gentle reminders to contribute • Autonomous doesn’t mean automatic

  5. Sample Wikis • http://telcgrammar.pbworks.com • http://telctrep.wikispaces.com

  6. Make it work! • Be explicit with the site name! • Know how the sign up process works • Explore and model using the wiki in class • Modify the content load and the purpose as needed -- no need to use every function available • Make sure that students have enough time to get used to the wiki

  7. Make it work!, cont’d. • Have a purpose for every task – one that students can value • Create tasks with little to no teacher intervention • Have a stimulus for students to respond to upon signing up • Provide gentle reminders for students to contribute

  8. Setting Up the Wiki • Wikispaces sign up process • Administrative Issues • Before the start of the course • Permissions • Setting up pages • During the course • Monitoring registration, discussions, student progress • Providing support

  9. Let’s (create a) Wiki! http://alwcwiki.wikispaces.com/ - no “www”

  10. Design Your Own Wiki Create a wiki and design a task for your own class OR create a wiki and complete one of these sample exercises. • In an academic intermediate level reading class of, students seemed interested in a topic (or short story) that went beyond the scope of the class. Create a task that extends the discussion and allows for maximal student participation and minimal teacher intervention. • In an academic intermediate/advanced level writing class, students struggled to generate/brainstorm ideas for a prompt during a timed writing exercise. Create a task that provides students a way to discover and discuss new ideas. • In an academic advanced level writing class, students want to improve their grammar when writing essays. Create a task that allows students the opportunity to work on grammar in a collaborative manner.

  11. References • Alm, A. (2006). CALL for autonomy competence and relatedness: Motivating language learning environments in Web 2.0. The JALT Journal, 2(3), 29-38. • Kessler, G. (2009). Student-initiated attention to form in wiki-based collaborative writing. Language Learning & Technology, 13(1), 79-95. • Kovacic, A., Goran, B., & Zlatovic, M. Evaluation of activities with a wiki system in teaching English as a second language. • Nakamaru, S. (2011). Making (and not making) connection with Web 2.0 technology in the ESL composition classroom. Teaching English in the Two Year College, 38(4), 377-390.

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